MadisonsMomRN

MadisonsMomRN BSN, RN

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  1. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    MadisonsMomRN replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    This is true... sad but

  2. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    MadisonsMomRN replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I hate this too. I used to work in an Assisted Living Facility where they had Med Techs. The administrator used to call them nurses. I hated it. They also advertised 24 hour nursing care and...

  3. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is too

  4. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    thats

  5. Anyone not making med errors?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to fleur-de-lis's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with everyone else... we all make errors. You just need to learn from the mistake and take care in not letting it happen again. One thing you should NEVER do is try to cover it up....

  6. Is it better to retake Assessment or Anatomy and Physiology? Help me choose!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    The school I went to is very competitive and A&P was a VERY important class. You basically need an A to get in. I would take A&P because that is really important in

  7. I am SO not a happy camper!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! This is terrible. I can't believe they would put these PP ladies at risk like

  8. I am SO not a happy camper!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! This guy (salmonella) is by himself and has his own toilet. I wonder who else will be affected and where it came from. Our medical director is a trip... he thinks he MAKES the

  9. I am SO not a happy camper!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know... Salmonella is reportable and I know that he needs to be isolated. I am not happy because the salmonella case should have been isolated pending results. So this stuff is probably going to...

  10. What kind of narcs do you keep on hand?

    MadisonsMomRN posted a topic in Correctional

    I was just wondering what narcotics/or other meds your facility keeps on hand in your narc cabinet. We have: Nubain Methadone Dilaudid Valium Ativan Percocet Toradol Phenobarb Tylenol #3 Ultram And...

  11. What kind of narcs do you keep on hand?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    I am not sure why we have Nubain. I think we should have Serax on hand

  12. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    :roll:rotfl::roll

  13. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I would do this either... maybe the doc could do

  14. Mrsa

    MadisonsMomRN posted a topic in Correctional

    I know this is common in prison's but how common? We have about 4 cases in the infirmary right now. We are having repeat infections and vancomycin is not working. We have been using Zyvox with some...

  15. OMG! My feet are killing me!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to dansamy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My feet LOVE Danskos too. I have a few pair of crocs too and I like them too. I have heard really good things about Asics (sp)

  16. Please Read and Help w/decision. thx

    MadisonsMomRN replied to *RubySlippers*'s topic in General Nursing

    You are SO right. It's not all about the money all the

  17. What do you want a Student nurse to do?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to sunnysandiego's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in clinicals, we would get a patient and provide all care (this was in my RN year). Even meds, except for IV pushes. Our instructor had to be there with us. Whenever we did something...

  18. nclex help

    MadisonsMomRN replied to seiley18's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got 95 questions. I felt just like you do now and I passed. You cannot go by the number of questions you got. Really... Even if it stops at 75 you feel like a failure. Just hang in there...

  19. Please Read and Help w/decision. thx

    MadisonsMomRN replied to *RubySlippers*'s topic in General Nursing

    I have had the 8-4 and no weekend job and it seems like your pay suffers for those perks. I stayed there for awhile just because it was so flexible. I don't work there anymore though. It was for...

  20. What do you want a Student nurse to do?

    MadisonsMomRN replied to sunnysandiego's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in school, some of the nurses were a little "mean" I guess but I didn't take them personally. Being a nurse can get really hectic. I agree with the previous poster about just being...

  21. I'm sure I'll get 10,000 replies saying to run, run, run from this place!

    MadisonsMomRN replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in Assisted Living that used Med-techs. I was a DON... I definitely didnt like the way some things were run in there but this place is ridiculous. They need a visit from the State....

  22. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Blech! Thats disgusting... I guess they were out of dulcolax pills that

  23. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well you learn new things all the time. I haven't came across a patient that desired one... but it makes sense (I guess) that a patient is really sore or knows they will be up a lot (due to diuresis)...

  24. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    That make sense... I didn't know that. I haven't worked in an ER before. I know that when I have a bad headache caffeine does help. Learn something new

  25. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    MadisonsMomRN replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh believe me I have done some crazy things too... of course not intentional. I just think its funny... BUT our medical director is really a QUACK. As a nurse I know we are human and make mistakes...